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Benefits Of Refurbishing
Advantages at Soft-AID
Types of Printheads
Where To Send Printheads ?
Packing Instructions
What is Printhead Refurbishing ?
The most vital part of a Dot Matrix Printer (DMP) is its Printhead. The cost of a Printhead is almost one third of the cost of a new printer and it is the most sensitive part of your DMP. Printheads have a specific life and the life expectancy decreases because of various factors like faulty ribbons, bad paper quality, dusty atmosphere etc.
Warranty on a Printer usually does not cover the Printhead. The only solution that is suggested for a faulty Printhead is replacement with a new Printhead !
Printhead Refurbishing is a process in which a faulty Printhead is stripped to its last component. All the components are cleaned in an Ultrasonic Cleaner with a cleaning agent. After the first inspection, all worn-out parts like pins and guides are replaced with new ones. Silver brazing & spot welding equipment's are used in this process. The head is reassembled back and the second level inspection is done. Now the pins are cutoff with a diamond cutoff wheel and the final finishing of the ends are done so that the ends are 100% burr free.
An ISO 9001:2000 certified company.

The head is then fitted into a test jig where it undergoes a rigorous testing for flight time and impact. Finally the head is then live tested on actual printers and impact of each pin is check and verified as per OEM specifications.
Benefits Of Refurbishing
Costs Saving
The Cost of Refurbishing is almost 30 to 40% of the cost a new print head and hence results in tremendous cost savings. All refurbished heads will give you a print quality which is as good as a new Printhead. The cost saving is very high when you have a lot of Dot matrix printers installed at your site and this can help you in cutting your maintenance bills.
Quick Turn Around
Procurement of a new Printhead is a lengthy process. Printhead Refurbishing is very quick . The turnaround time for a 9 Pin Printhead is about three days and for a 24 pin, about five to seven days
Availability
Many manufacturers discontinue certain printer models and the Printheads for the same are not available. You can not discard a printer just because the Printhead is not available. The solution to this problem is Printhead Refurbishing.
Eco-Friendly
Disposing electronic waste is always a point of concern for all those who are environment friendly. Why discard such an intricate and complicated parts when only some parts in these have got damaged. It is like discarding your car every time it needs a tyre change. Please note that a lot of Energy have gone into manufacturing a Print head so REUSE them and REDUCE pollution in an already damaged world.
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Advantages at Soft-AID
Soft-AID offers even more advantages in Printhead Refurbishing
Quality Assurance
All heads we remanufacture go through a three level rigorous testing procedure which ensures a very high quality of repairs. We use testing jigs for testing the Flight time and Impact force. The components we use are manufactured under strict quality control and clean environment.

Cost Advantage

As we are located in India we have a definite cost advantage that we can offer to our customers. You can out source all you print head refurbishing needs to us here in India and enjoy the benifits of lowers costs. We are currently doing this for a lot of customers form the developed countries where such services are not available or it is too costly to setup print head remanufacturing centres. You too can benifit from this, if you have over 50 damaged heads a month that you need to repair, please get in touch with us and we can arrange to have our clearing agents collect the heads from your door step and deliver it back to you after repairs any where in the world. Please note that this service is not available in India.
Express Delivery
We can refurbish your Printhead within 24 hours with a nominal additional Charge.
Limited Warranty
We offer a limited warranty for a period of three months. (Conditions Apply)
Free Telephonic Support
You can call our support team in our Pune Office on any working day during office hours and we will be happy to answer all your queries about Printhead refurbishing. Maybe we can even give you some tips on how to increase the life of your Printheads.
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We refurbish more than 500 different types of Printheads
Some of the common models are :
TVSE 45/145
TVSE 55/155
TVSE 145/145+
TVSE 245/255
TVSE 240
TVSE 250 XL CLASSIC
TVSE 255 XL CLASSIC
TVSE 245 XL CLASSIC
TVSE Q 25/35
TVSE Q 235
TVSE 355
TVSE CALLIGRA
TVSE DP 10000
TVSE DP 12000
EPSON LX 300
EPSON LX 800
EPSON DFX 5000
EPSON DFX 5000+
EPSON DFX 8000
EPSON DFX 8500
WEP LX 540
WEP LX 800
WEP LX 1050
WEP LX 200SX
WEP EX 300
WEP HQ 1030+
WEP HQ 1040+
PANASONIC KXP-1150
PANASONIC KXP-1180
PANASONIC KXP-3624
PANASONIC KXP-2624
GODREJ 922
GODREJ 930X
GODREJ 1065
GODREJ GS 2415
GODREJ GS 150
L&T PARA36 NEW
L&T PARAGON XL
L&T BULL 970
SAMSUNG SP 0912
SAMSUNG SP 0921
OKIDATA ML 84
OKIDATA ML 93
CITOH 310
CITOH 315
CITOH 1550
LIPI MT 360
LIPI PP 405/407
LIPI T 2245
LIPI T 2265
LIPI T2280
STAR NX 1020
STAR NR 15
STAR NL 10
CITIZEN GSX 220
CITIZEN HSP 380
CTM 950
CANON PW 1080
SEIKOSHA BP 5420
SEIKOSHA
SEIKOSHA BP 7800-II
SEIKOSHA BP 8500
SUJATA SP 180
NEC P6/P7
NEC P 3300
NEC P6200
TRANSMATIC OTC XL 850
FUJITSU DL 3400
MICROLINE ML 500
NCR NCR

PASS BOOK PRINTERS :

TVSE HD 40B
IBM 9068
IBM 9068 A
OLIVETTI PR 5
SEIMENS 4905
LIPI FB 220
WEP HQ 2400+

POS :

CITIZEN IDP 3535
EPSON TM U950
OLIVETTI PR 45
VERIFONE 900

HAMMER MODULE :

LIPI T 6045
LIPI T 6050
LIPI T 691
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Where To Send Printheads ?
The printhead should be sent to following address,

Printhead Refurbishing Division
Soft-AID Computers P Ltd.
C-108,109, Satyam Industrial Estate,
163, 164 Erandawane,
Pune - 411 038. India
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Packing Instructions
Printheads are very delicate parts and should be handled very carefully. While sending the printheads to our refurbishing centre please make sure that they are properly packed. The best packing material is the one you get when you buy a new printhead. If you can not locate the same then you may use any suitable box of similar size made of corrugated sheets , plastic or metal. Please add thermacole beads, bubble bags or similar material and make sure that the printhead does not move during transit. If you pack the printhead loose in the box then there is possibility the nose getting damaged during transit.
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